Feeding Africa: how small-scale irrigation can help farmers to change the game
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Elizabeth Bryan, Claudia Ringler, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Unlike large-acreage government irrigation schemes, small-scale irrigation is typically farmer led. Farmers decide what technologies to use to extract water, be it manual lifting or solar water pumps. They also choose the mode of irrigation, whether by buckets or drip kits. Farmers purchase, run and maintain the operation themselves on their own farms or as part of small groups of farmers.
Feeding Africa: how small-scale irrigation can help farmers to change the game
Feeding Africa: how small-scale irrigation…
Feeding Africa: how small-scale irrigation can help farmers to change the game
Elizabeth Bryan, Claudia Ringler, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) Unlike large-acreage government irrigation schemes, small-scale irrigation is typically farmer led. Farmers decide what technologies to use to extract water, be it manual lifting or solar water pumps. They also choose the mode of irrigation, whether by buckets or drip kits. Farmers purchase, run and maintain the operation themselves on their own farms or as part of small groups of farmers.